Amtrak P030 rounds the broad curve approaching the crest of Sand Patch grade.

There's no sun in Sunbright today, only rain, as the lights of a westbound empty hopper train highlight the rails on its return to Appalachia on a dreary Christmas Eve.

Eastbound double stacks roll under the classic signal bridge at Larimer (MP 332.7).

Atypically, eastbound NS 22W rolls through Wilmerding on Track 1 rather than on Track 98, evident at the far left, as it prepares to work at Pitcairn Intermodal Yard, less than a mile ahead. Due t... (more)

NS U48, crewed by engineer Delmer Lester, brakeman Leroy Williams and conductor Roy Mellon, rolls light across the bridge over the Guest River and the ex-N&W CV line at Ramsey. U48 has just finish... (more)

The conductor rides the cab steps as U53 approaches Roda with 20 yellow ball empties. The Roda coal storage silo is evident in the background; the Roda loader is adjacent to the silo.

Q277, westbound autoracks, split the westbound signals in the S curve approaching Manila.

NS U52 slowly rolls east on the ex-Interstate Railroad's main line at the east end of Andover Yard. The crew has 23 commercial loads in tow that it loaded at Wentz during the morning. The metal bu... (more)

A somewhat sad looking ex-Conrail SD40-2 leads an eastbound "high and wide" consist between Ardara and Larimer. Today's cargo consists of two large transformers and a piece of Caterpilla... (more)

NS 607, a Yuma Turn, slows to a stop at Tito to meet incoming empties. The engineer stated that radio-controlled, mid-train helpers had only been used a few times in the last month and, to his kno... (more)

A pair of SD40E helpers are attached to the rear of NS 25Z at North Irwin.

Eastbound Q368 splits the signals at NA, located about midway between Mance and Philson.

NS U52 returns light to Andover Yard after setting off "yellow ball" loads at Westmoreland Coal's Appalachia transloader. In earlier years, the Interstate Railroad's freight station occu... (more)

Northbound NS 204 splits the signals at Worley.

A westbound CSX empty hopper train, running on NS trackage rights, rolls out of the siding and onto the main at Jasper. (The "R" in Jasper is partially visible on the green station sign ... (more)